Fiery Cross, Volume 2, Number 42, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 August 1923 — Page 1

MY CM. INDIANA STATE EDITION H INDIANA Si Alt "EDITION "THERE 7S NO FAILURE EXCEPT FAILURE TO SERVE THE PURPOSE' VOLUME II, NUMBER 42 INDIANAPOLIS, IND., FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1923 PRICE FIVE CENTS

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Citizens of Lexington Hold Monster Protest Meeting Following Arrest of Man Who Leads Gathering in Lord's Prayer and Singing of "America"

FEE OF THREE DOLLARS FOR JUNIOR KLAN

NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS

HAVE BEEN OPENED IN INDIANAPOLIS

Victim of Wrath Directed From Foreign Shore Placed Under $2,000 Bond Case Now Under Advisement KentuckiansAre Responding to Clarion Call Incident Similar to Other Outrages.

Organization to Be Self-Supporting and Summer Camps to Be Feature

BULLETIN

LEXINGTON, Ky., Aug. 14. Dr. E. H. Lougher, arrested here on August 1 immediately following the recitation of the Lord's prayer and the singing of the national anthem, and whose case was taken under advisement on last Friday, was fined $200 and costs by Judge Joseph H. Bullock. It was stated here today

by attorneys for the defendant that the case will be appealedsummer camps will be conducted.

and taken to as many courts as is necessary to establish the right of free speech." Judge Bullock is considered a "protege" of Mayor Bradley, who is responsible for the situation, and is expecting the aid of the mayor at the next election, it is understood. Dr. Lougher is at liberty on a $200 appeal bond.

(By Eyewitness) Three dollars will lje the fees for

the Junior Klan!

This announcement was made

simultaneously with the word that was given out that national headquarters for the junior organization had been opened in Indianapolis. As

in the senior organization, the location of the headquarters will not be given out. However, mail directed to Lock Box 1622, Indianapolis, will reach officials at headquarters. Also, Lock Box 995, Columbus, Ohio, may be addressed. Another feature of the junior organization, and which will no doubt be welcomed by the vast army of

potential members, is that each year

HAS NO CONNECTION WITH FIERY CROSS

Owing to the confusion that seemingly exists among certain readers of The Fiery Cross, this paper wishes to announce that the stock being1 sold in this city in a proposed company to operate a daily Protestant newspaper in Indiana, has no connection whatsoever with The Fiery Cross. The Protestant daily paper, to be known as the Hoosier Independent, the announcement of which appeared In The Fiery Cross several weeks ago, wiH sell no stock and now has ample funds with which to start the project. The Post-Telegram has absolutely no connection, cither direct or indirect, with The Fiery Cross or the Hoosier independent. We are requested to ask that persons who have bought stock in the so-called Post-Telegram communicate by mail or phone with Earl Logan, care Secretary of State's office.

MICHIGAN IS ENGULFED IN

KLAN WAV

WOLVERINE STATE COMING INTO HER OWN AS ENTHUSIASM SWEEPS NORTH

ALIEN FORCES RIDE AT NIGHT I FUTILE EFFORT

Class of 3,500 Initiated at Monroe and Glowing Reports Arrive From All Sections

(By Wingfoot) LEXINGTON, Ky., Aug. 13. Never before in the memory of the present generation in this city has there been the indignation manifest as is now felt in this city following the arrest of Dr. E. H. Lougher on August 1 as he stood on the courthouse steps of this city immediately following his having led an assemblage in the Lord's prayer and the singing of the first verse of "America." The intense feeling found vent in a big protest meeting here on last Wednesday night, at which resolutions were adopted condemning the actions of the police and decrying the incident which brought disgrace to the city.

The protest meeting was held on

the night immediately preceding the beginning of the trial at which many witnesses were heard and which lasted over until Friday. At the conclusion of the hearing of the evidence Judge Joseph H. Bullock took the case under advisement. Dr. Lougher is at liberty on bond. Intense Interest in Trial Intense interest centered in the trial and this interest was given a boost when it was testified by one witness that he saw a Catholic priest give the order to the policeman who

arrested Dr. Lougher. The arrest of Dr. Lougher took place on the night of August 1 when he attempted to speak to a crowd of 4.000 persons as he stood upon the courthouse stops. The arrest followed the orders of Mayor T. C. Bradley, who has assumed the role of a despot in attempting to deny American citizens the right of free speech. County officials had given the speaker the right to use the courthouse steps and the high-handed methods of the local officials, which are now being condemned on every side, was almost

beyond the belief of the citizens of Lexington who feel deeply the disgrace of this arrogant and un-American act. Dr. Lougher had spoken less than five minutes and, according to persons who were in the audience, had said absolutely nothing that could in any way be construed as "riotous conduct." He had not mentioned the Ku Klux Klan when interrupted by the police. The arrest was simply

fin act of an arrogant and despotic official, and the outcome of insidious Influences now at work to undermine

the institutions of America and to

drag down her ideals in favor of a

flevastating foreign political ring optrating in this country, as in others Under the cloak of religion. Repeats Lord's Prayer; Arrested

When the speaker was arrested

and dragged off to jail, he was lib

trated on a $100 bond after being

charged with inciting a riot. C. C

Bosworth, of the sheriff's office, went

n the bond. Dr. Lougher then re

iurned to the courthouse where the

jrowd awaited him and led the gathring in the Lord's prayer which was followed by the singing of one verse

if "America." As the last words died

Away the speaker was again arrested

ind thrown into a felon's cell at the )ounty jail. He was again liberated

)n a $100 bond signed by A. S. John

ion, father of Deputy Sheriff Louis Johnson. These bonds were raised

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RESOLUTION PASSED BY

OUTRAGED LEXINGTON CITIZENRY

Whereas, the Constitution of

the United States and the consti

tution of the commonwealth of

Kentucky guarantee to all men the right of freedom of speech;

and.

"Whereas, this assemblage is

nformed and believes that the

onstitutional,' fundamental and

acred right was denied to Rev.

E. H. Lougher and about 4,000 citizens of this community desiring to hear him on Wednesday evening, August 1, 1923, wheu he attempted to deliver a lecture and

on which occasion he was subjected to the indignities" of being

interrupted and placed in a cell

n the police station after he had

led the audience in the Lord's Prayer and in singing one verse

of "America," all of which is un

precedented in this community;

"Therefore be it resolved, by the

citizens of Lexington, county of

Fayette and state of Kentucky, that we deplore that unfortunate event and protest against such

invasion of this constitutional

right; and,

"Be it further resolved, that we

do now and hereby protest against

other or further acts of interrup

tion of this sacred right of free

speech ; and,

"Be it further resolved, that we do hereby ratify and reaffirm the Constitution of these United

States and of the state of Ken

tucky, and particularly the guar

antee of free speech. Right of Free Speech

"Be it further resolved, that we

declare for and reaffirm the right

of every person, without regard

to race, politics or religion, to

freely and fully speak on any sub

ject, being responsible for the

abuse of that liberty; and,

"Be it further resolved, that a

committee composed of J. E

Keller, O. S. Johnson and George

Ott be instructed to deliver copies

of this resolution to Rev. E. H

Lougher and to the mayor and

commissioners of the city of

Lexington and the press, and to extend to Dr. Lougher our regrets

that he was subjected to such in

dignities in our city."

Letters from every part of the

United States are now Jjeing received and the enthusiasm displayed is exceedingly gratifying to those who are working diligently to get the organization into motion. Letters from Oklahoma, Florida, New York, Connecticut, Michigan, Oregon, South Dakota, Colorado, Arizo

na, Vermont and other states, including all those states close to Indiana, have been received from young Americans eager to become affiliated with this new organization.

Qualifications for Membership Among the qualifications for membership, it was announced, will be an understanding of the meaning of the constitution. All applicants will be required to have a knowledge of

the constitution and a study of this

great document will be required. The

organization will teach patriotism and will be along military lines, inasmuch as it will teach discipline

and patriotism. It will inculcate

into the members a desire to live clean and wholesome lives, keep the laws of our land and honor the flag.

The summer camps to be con

ducted each summer will be a feature and much valuable training will

be given during the duration of the camps. These camps will be under the charge of senior Klansmen who

will be chosen for the positions by their fitness to conduct such affairs.

The Junior Klan will be self-sup

porting from within, which will be

one of the outstanding features of an organization of this kind. The or

ganization will be compact and most efficiently officered ; these two things,

coupled with the fact that it will always be supported from within, lend much to its future.

At each meeting there will be three

senior Klansmen to guide the Jun

iors .and to give counsel. Plans have been made whereby the organ

ization will get under way without a

hitch and everything running

smoothly. The help of the senior Klansmen Will mean much to the Juniors.

At this time organizers are being

placed in each and every county in

Indiana and Ohio and while this is

a big task it is going forward rapid

REV. HAROLD HOUGH IS N0EXCEPTI0N

One Slattery Passes Handbills

for Amusement of the Citizens of Clinton

Directors of Fair at Tipton Are Aroused From Slumber by Jingling Telephone Bells When Plot to Exclude Fiery Cross Truck From Grounds Gets Under Way

LANGDON FUNERAL SERVICE AT MENTOR

(Special to Fiery Cross)

CLINTON, Ind., Aug. 13. A handbill aimed at the Ku Klux Klan, and said to have been passed around the streets by J. W. Slattery, made its

appearance in Clinton last week. The text of the circular is supposed to be an excerpt from a sermon delivered

by Rev. Lynn Harold Hough, of Detroit, and the handbill credits the Detroit Free Press, of July 9, as having printed it. "I would rather belong to a free love cult than become a member of the Ku Klux Klan," the minister is credited with saying.

Citizens who read the bill evidenced no surprise, in view of the fact that many others would rather do the same thing. In fact, many

have, if w-e are to believe the lurid tales in the newspapers telling ef the escapades of such cults and their members. Agrees With Klan Rev. Hough is. further reported as saying, "If America Is to survive you and I must repudiate any organ

ization which is alii ciiciny to the lun-

damental principles of our country. In this latter statement, Rev. Hough agrees with the members of the Klan, but they have beaten Rev.

Hough to it by having already repudiated organizations who are "enemies to the fundamental principles of our country." About 1,000 of the handbills were distributed to amuse the citizens of Clinton.

JUNIOR MECHANICS

TO MEETAUG. 23-24 Will Hold Joint Session With the Daughters of America Rev. Evans to Be Speaker

It was announced Monday that Rev. P. Taylor Evans, of this city, will deliver the address of welcome August 23 when the Junior Order United American Mechanics and

lv a-nrl witHin a tfom chnri timo lm

Junior Klan will be functioning i Daughters of America of the state

throughout both states. With the

enthusiasm displayed there is no doubt but that the membership will go upward with a mighty leap. Prep(Contiuued on Page 7)

of Indiana meet in annual session

at the Denison hotel, Indianapolis,

AMERICAN CITIZENS ORDERED FROM TOWN

Mayor of Leitchfield, Ky., Tells Chief of Police to Take Action Against Men

KLAN IS GROWING, SAYS OHIO EDITOR

MENTOR, O., Aug. 14. The first Klan fdneral to be held in the county took place here last week when the remains of C. L. Langdon, who was killed by a freight train Monday, were conveyed from the Davis funeral parlors to the late home and

services taken charge of by the Lake

County Klan at the request of his family. After the services, the body was taken to the Madison cemetery for burial, accompanied by a large number of Knights in full regalia, who conducted a most impressive ceremony. Among the many beautiful floral tribute was a large cross of pink and white carnations with the inscription K. K. K.

GALLIPOLIS. Ohio, August 13. "The Ku Klux Klan is growing like a big snowball on a damp hillside," says Harry R. Hum, editor of the

HAllii Tlmno n Vi t u Mirrant ioana i

He then remarks upon the crowd of i w "'

over 25,000 which gathered at the Followed Into Country

(Special to Fiery Cross) LEITCHFIELD, Ky., Aug. 13. Following in the footsteps of the mayor , of Lexington, the mayor of Leitchfield has assumed rights to which the law, as interpreted by competent attorneys, does not give him and as a result he ordered out of town, through his chief of police, two Amer

ican citizens because they wished to hold a meeting.

Floyd Padgett, of East Palestine, in company with another man, called upon the mayor and asked permission to hold a meeting. They were "advised" by the mayor to "move out of town." Falling back on their rights as free American citi

zens, this they refused to do until,

it is alleged, two autos filled with

men accompanied by the chief of po

lice, "called" on them and told them

councilor of the Daughters of America, and Edward Steiner,-state councilor of the Junior O. U..A. M.'

On Wednesday evening, August 22, the evening prior to the councils

going into regular session, the councils of Indianapolis will provide entertainment for all visiting delegates. At 8 p. m. the degree staff of Brightwood Council No. 2 will confer the degrees of the Daughters of America for all visiting delegates who are members of that branch of

the order. Following the degree

work all delegates will be admitted that they may enjoy a social hour together.

On Thursday at 9 a. m., the Junior

O. U. A. M. and Daughters of Amer

ica will convene in joint session, at which time a short program- will be

given, after which they will retire to their respective rooms for their regular session which wilt continue through Thursday and Friday.

(By Radio) DETROIT, Mich., Aug. 14.The Klan wave has engulfed Michigan ! Coming as a giant tidal wave from the sister states to the south, this wave of Americanism has crashed through the barrier of propaganda'built by

alien forces, and has flooded the

entire state in the face of all: opposition. The shining light of truth has pierced the wall of prejudice built by insidious influences, by the use of slander, propaganda, and all other

means available to throttle true Americanism. Michigan, however, is coming into her own. The bright light of the fiery cross is blazing the way of pa

triots of the Wolverine state who would place their allegiance to the stars and stripes above any other earthly allegiance. Reports from

counties in each section of the state show unbounded enthusiasm. This enthusiasm has reached the height

that it has been found necessary to publish a Michigan edition of The Fiery Cross, the leading Klan paper of America. During the past two weeks more candidates have been initiated than in any one month before, and applications for membership are increas

ing at a rapid rate. During the past week a ceremonial was held in De

troit at which more than 300 candidates took the oath of Americanism beneath the splendor of the symbolic fiery cross. From Niles, Dowagiac, Sturgis, Grand Rapids, Cassopolis, St. Joseph and other cities throughout the state come glowing' reports of the pi ogress being made.

3,500 Candidates Initiated On the Dixie Highway, south of Monroe, a mammoth class of '3,500

were naturalized in the initiation ceremonies of the Invisible Empire last week, and it is reported that another such ceremony will take place in the near future. In Lansing, the state capital, where much opposition has been experienced, membership in the order has taken a sudden spurt that has been most pleasing, and initiation ceremonies are becoming very frequent. Activities near Hartford have be

come much more pronounced in the last few weeks and the membership in Cass county is reported as past the 1,000 mark.

At a meeting in South Bend, Ind.,

recently, the interest in the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan by residents of this state was clearly shown by the hundreds of automobiles bearing Michigan license plates. An Adroit Camouflage The people of this state are beginning to realize that the fight being waged against the Klan is merely an adroit camouflage behind which lie those alien influences that would destroy the forces of Protestantism. (Continued on Page 7)

Board -Stands Its Ground and Refuses to Be Coerced Into un-American Action Boycott Is Established Fair Presents Many Features and Is First to Be Held in Several Years Thursday to Be Klan Day.

DYNAMITER IS WINNER IN UNION MIX

CEXTRAL LABOR BODY IS TORS IN DISSENSION AS RADICAL ELEMENTS HOLD SWAY

(By Stan Correspondent) TIPTON, Ind., Aug. 14. After a meeting of the board of directors of the Tipton County Free Fair, held at noon today, it was decided that the truck owned by The Fiery Cross newspaper, of Indianapolis, should remain on the grounds. The meeting today was necessitated by action taken last night by interests opposed to the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, when riders were sent over the county notifying Catholics not to attend the fair because

of the truck being on the grounds. Today the fair is under boycott following the midnight rides in the interests of those alien Influences that are battling against the onward marching Klan in its fight for the survival of Protestantism. The Midnight Ride At midnight last night members of the board of directors were called from their beds and notified of the

(Bv Wingfoot) impending ooycott if The Fiery Cross truck was not removed from the

Dynamiter McNamara, coached by I grounds at once. Hurrvine and scur-

Joe Roach, assassin and writer of j rying took place all night as manithe resolution which created strife kins in Tipton received orders from in the Central Labor Union of this ! the higher-ups to force the removal city, has won a victory in electing an ' of The Fiery Cross truck. "anti-Klan" ticket, or, to be exact, I That the movement did not origi-

an anti-Protestant ticket, to officer nate in Tipton, although those op-

Fanatics Inject Religion Into Indianapolis Central Labor Union and Hold "Pump Conventions"

HOODLUMS HOOT AS ASSEMBLAGE KNEELS

Undesirable Element Jeers at Meeting Held in Memory of Late President

Wellston fair to witness the cere

monies of the Klan. "This event leaves no doubt," he says, "that the

movement is growing and some time must be reckoned with." After saying that the Klan's proponents are ever strong in its praise and Its opponents are just as bitter in denouncing it, the editor urges all with an open mind to join by

saying: "Like all secret orders its plans and purposes are probably best understood by those who, have enlisted under its banner."

Demonstration at New

Ross on August 15

NEW ROSS, Ind., Aug. 14. There will be a demonstration by the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan in this town on Wednesday night, August 16.

Present indications point to a very large crowd being here as word has been received from many points that Klansmen from those places intend to be on hand.

NORTH VERNON, Ind., Aug. 13. Services were held here by the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan in memory of President Harding, on last Friday night. About 1,500 Klansmen were present at the services which were led by a local minister. Following a short sermon by the minister the entire assemblage knelt in silent prayer. In keeping with the tactics employed by a certain undesirable element here, which is antagonistic to

the Ku Klux Klan, a gang of row

dies stationed itself at the gate of

the field where the services were

held and enjoyed itself by hooting and jeerins as the members entered and departed after paying their sol

emn respects to the late president.

Padgett and his friend then left town and returned on last Thursday but were not arrested, although on leaving the city they were followed

twelve miles into the country. It is understood that the mayor listens attentively to a certain banker

in Leitchneld and it was at tae "request" of this banker that the mayor took such action. This latter has not been verified, but it is generally known that the banker has "changed religions" and for this reason he did desire that the meetings be held.

FIERY CROSS NEWSBOYS ARE RELEASED ' Three Fiery Cross newsboys, arrested in Chief BlkhofTs raid on the press, we released on their own recognizance In police court Tuesday afternoon and. their trials continued Indefinitely. The trials had been continued twice before.

Ceremonial Is Held at St. Marys, Ohio

ST. MARYS, Ohio, August 13. A

class of candidates was Initiated into the Ku Klux Klan at a ceremonial

held near here on last Thursday"

night. About 700 Klansmen in full regalia took part in the ceremony, which was lighted by two hwge fiery crosses. Following the initiation a local speaker delivered an address. ,A large number of spectators were attracted to the spot.

the Central Labor Union, which is now torn in strife and from which

local unions of Indianapolis are dropping like dead leaves in a windstorm. With the cry to "Keep religious

'and race prejudice out of the labor

movement," this faction, which commends alleged Chief of Police Rikhoff in his drive against the. Masons and Protestants of this city, deliberately hurled into the midst of the Central Labor Union a bomb of prejudice, antagonism and arrogance. Taking the stand that because labor unions are made up of Protes

tants, Catholics, Jews and negroes, there should be no organizations to which only white, gentile, Protestant Americans should belong, this faction has deliberately set into disrupt the Central Labor Union. It

had started a policy of rule or ruin; it is more than succeeding, for at the present time it is doing both so far as the Central Labor Union is con

cerned. President Kern Powerless

Charles Kern, the retiring president, who tried in every conceivable legal way to hold back the action that he knew would engulf the central organization" and threaten its total disruption, will retire from office on August 27, the day on which the anti-Protestant faction will assume

complete control. He was powerless

before the boisterous clamor that arose in a meeting packed by the element that was then turning on its

brother union men because they worshlpped, God in Protestant churches and because they had dared to join an organization founded upon and sworn to uphold the Constitution of

the United States. Demand Bight to Dictate

The tens of thousands cf Protestant members of unions throughout our country are treated to the spectacle of seeing therf organization ripped asunder in Indianapolis be

cause of the arrogance and prejudice of fanatical men who demand the unAmerican right to dictate to what orders or organization the Protestant members of the union may be

long. Holding "rump conventions" at a downtown hotel, this faction, which had itself refused to support a negro member of the union in his race for

public office, made this same negro

chairman of these outlaw" meet'

ings while a Catholic served as secre

tary. At these meetings -a "slate" was formed and duly named the "A.

F. L. Ticket."

Behind the scenes were dynamiter

McNamara, er-convict, and Joe

Roach, assassin, the latter drafting resolutions and the former cavorting like a fanatic upon the floor of the Central Labor Union and demanding that the organization Uphold and commend Czar - Rikhoff and his "jools" in their nefarious business of war on Masons and Protestants under the guise of "getting the Klan." The Blighting Hand Once again the blighting hand of the un-American Unity League, hid

den behied the "anti-Klan" faction in the Central Labor Union, has

touched another Indianapolis organization and that organization is now facing destruction. The un-American Unity League may well feel proud a dynamiter and an assassin have won, for the time being at least, a crowning victory.

posed to the Klan readily toc ur the boycott, is plain on the face of the matter. The action taken is the same as other action taken at the dictation of Mad Pat O'Donneil, jury fixer, and-joe;Roaeh, assassin. Behind the scenes is that organization formed by these two to destroy all things Protestant in Indiana, and who announced as their purpose the' "busting of the Klan." The night riders have made their appearance in Tipton county, but as is the case with all night riders, they wore not the white robe of purity worn by the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. These riders rode in the interests, not of freedom, as did Paul Revere, but in the interests of an alien foe which is working night and

day for the destruction of those liberties which Paul Revere so valiantly rode to help establish. Word of Impending Boycott The member of the board of directors who, in the middle of the night aroused . the countryside with the

word of impending boycott, is a member -also of the Knights of Columbus. Other Knights of Columbus declared that the selling of The Fiery Cross was a direct insult to Catholics and for that reason the Catholics would "withdraw." The fair is backed by the merchants of Tipton and this year is given as a free affair and is the first to have been held in Tipton in a number of years. Johnnie Sheeley's

big shows will be the main feature of the grounds during the week. Sheeley's shows are clean and wholesome and added to the shows are other attractions such as a large Ferris wheel, the "caterpillar" ride, the aerial swing and many other features.

Thursday to Be Klan Day Thursday night will be Klan night

and a mammoth crowd is expected

to be at the fair grounds to witness

a huge parade of Klansmen in full regalia. Band music and flying banners, fireworks and fiery crosses will lend enchantment to the cere

monies. At a meeting of the Klan, which was held immediately after the bitter attack by the aliens, It was decided that there would be no animosity shown in the matter on its part and that if the Catholic following wished to carry out the usual boycott system that Is used so often throughout the country in order to force a point, they were welcome to1 do so. The three Catholic members of the board resigned.

BIBLE IS ORDERED

READ IN SCHOOLS

VERSAILLES, Ind., Aug. 13. At the last meeting of the CountyBoard of Education' It was announced here on last Saturday, that that body had ordered the reading of the Bible in the public schools of this county.' The order also states that the American flag must be prominently displayed at each and every school house throughout tne county.

This aotion by the board 'was fol

lowed by the great moral pressure of the Klan which is much felt here.

Since the advent of that organization in this county a much mors patriotic feeling is manifest and a greater interest in the teaching vf the Bible is also manifest.' .